Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-03-19
The Submission Bill,

The Submission Bill,
The bill TO submit the proposed con-
stitutional amendment, as il has passed
the legislature, is n follows:
Az ACT 10 describe the mode of sub
hitting the proposed amendments to
the constitution TO the vote OF the
people.
Whereas, the constitution, in pro-
yiding for its amendment shall pass
by a majority OF the members OF the
legislature ut one session and by ma.
jority OF two-thirds at the succeeding
session and then be submitted to the
people TO be ratified by majority of all
The citizens OF the state, voting for rep
resentatives, voting in its favor; and
Whereas, said proposition to amend
the constitution, known rs "Senate
Joint DISSOLUTION No. q" did pass the
forty-iourth general assembly by ma
jority vote and the present general as
sembly OF Tennessee by a two-thirds
vote OF all the members elected to each
house.
Section |. Be it enacted by the gen.
eral assembly OF the state of Tennessee,
that on the last Thursday OF September,
1857, there shall be opened and held at
each and every precinct or place of cleo
ton IN this state an election for the pur-
pose oil submitting TO the people for
their approval and ratification or rejec-
ton the said proposed amendment to
the constitution OF this state, and the
governor OF this state is hereby directed
to issue his proclamation at least sixty
days before the last Thursday in Sep
TENDER, 1887, stating therein the amend
ment proposed by the iorty-fourth gen.
eral assembly ; and that the same was
agreed to by a ma jority of that general
assembly elected to each house had
agreed to the proposed amendment in
conformity with the acquisitions of the
constitution. That the said amend
ment is to be submitted to tho people
Tor their approval or rejection on the
last Thursdayin September, 1887, which
proclamation shall be published in two
newspapers in each grand division of
the state, one OF each political party
Sec. 2. Belt further enacted, that the
sheriits OF each and every county of this
state shall advertise in written or printed
notices at the courthouse door, and at
each and every precinct or place of cleo
tlon within their respective counties, at
least forty days before the last Thurs
day in September, 1887, that the vote
OF the people will be taken on that day
upon the ratification to the proposed
amendment to the constitution.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, that it
shall be the duty of every officer hold
ing the election on the day aforesaid to
have tickets prepared sufficient in num-
Der for each voter in his respective dis.
trlct, which shall be written or printed
IN the following forms to wit: Those
Tor the amendment shall have on them,
For the proposed amendment" those
against the proposed amendment shall
have on them, Against the proposed
amendment"
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, that il
shall be the duty of the officer OF
officers, clerks and judges holding the
election in the different districts and
voting precincts of each county to make
due returns hereof of the number oil
votes cast for and against the amend
ment to the sheriff OF the county, Ger.
titled as other election returns are now
certified, and it shall be the duty of the
sheriff to make return thereof properly
certified, as in cases of other elections
to the secretary of state, and the secre-
tary OF state, the governor and comp.
troller are hereby constituted board
of inspectors, whose duty it shall be to
compare and canvass said vote and to
certify the result thereof by proclama-
ton duly made for thirty days i'll some
daily or other newspaper published al
Knoxville, Chattanooga, Nashville and
Memphis, and copy of said publica.
ton duly certified by said board shall
be filed in the Office OF the secretary oil
state.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, that
any sheriff, constable or judges and
clerks of election failing to perform
their duties as prescribed in this ACT
shall be guilty of misdemeaner, and
punished as in other cases of mis-
demeanor or in accordance with law
governing the failure of such officers to
perform their respective duties in
making due and proper returns in such
cases.
Sec. G. Be it further enacted, that thi.
act take effect from and after its passage
the public welfare requiring it.
AladV's Unfortunate Experience,